Research Syllabus and Handouts

Please download and read the handout files below. These files contain important information related to the course. Feel free to contact me if you have questions about any of these files.

Week 1: Overall Resources for the Course

• GEOG 5800 Syllabus
• GEOG 5800 Basic Road Map
• GEOG 5800 Research Plan Expectations
• GEOG 5800 Research Report Expectations
  
  

Week 2: Resources for our Library Resource Session

• Link to the UNT Library Page for GEOG 5800

Week 4: Resources for our Discussion of Scientific Research in Geography

• Scientific Method Handout
• Thrift Editorial: The Future of Geography

Week 5: Resources for our Discussion of the Literature Review
a. For our Discussion on Sample Articles
The links for each of the sample articles leads to a page for that article on a journal website. If you are accessing this website through a UNT computer, you will be able to download a PDF version of the article through the link you will find (labeled "Full text, PDF", "Get PDF", or something similar). Please refer to the "Article Questions for Self-Study", and make relevant notes, as you read each article.

• Article Questions for Self-Study
• Sample Article 1: Food Deserts in London, Ontario
• Sample Article 2: Oil Production, Agriculture, and Groundwater Quality
• Sample Article 3: Land-Use Change in Southern Illinois
• Sample Article 4: Measuring the Digital Divide in the United States

b. For our Peer-Review Exercise

• Literature Review: Overall Expectations
• Literature Review: Detailed Instructions
• Literature Review: Peer Review Rubric
• Example: A Published Literature Review

Week 6: Resources for our Discussion of Problem Statements

• Research Action Plan Handout

Week 7: Resources for our Problem Statement Peer-Review Exercise

• Problem Statement: Suggestions
• Problem Statement: Peer Review Rubric

Week 9: Resources for our Discussion of Data Analysis

• Data Screening Checklist
• Major Statistical Methods Handout

Week 10: Resources for our Discussion of Theses and Reports

• Research Report Writing Checklist
• Basic Principles for Thesis Research

Week 11: Resources for our Discussion of the Publication Process

• Sample Submission Letter
• Sample Reviewer Comments
• Sample Reply to Reviewer Comments
• Sample Acceptance Letter
• Sample Page Proof
• Brief Explanation of the Journal Review Process
• Journal Peer Review Flowchart
• MacLachlan Editorial on the Peer Review Process
• Blog Post on the Peer Review Process: A View from Another Discipline

Week 12: Resources for the Final Report Peer-Review Exercise

• Final Report: Peer Review Rubric
• Final Presentation Schedule (2015)
• Model: An Excellent Completed Proposal (by a former student in this course)

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